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1881 census place

Whitby surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Whitby, Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

413 surnames are listed for Whitby, Yorkshire, covering 3,934 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Ruder, with 1 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Whitby

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

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401Ruder174.63x
402Sawdon19.72x
403Sergant116.69x
404Sheraton120.45x
405Tague121.79x
406Trousdale122.73x
407Vennell117.24x
408Waggett112.33x
409Wardale113.05x
410Waterland120.62x
411Wellburn121.19x
412Whiteway17.38x
413Wolsey115.20x